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Current Cinematic Comfort Food

The topic of today’s blog entry concerns the ongoing batch of movies I happen to rewatch often. That’s pretty much it. To be more specific, today’s subject of Current Cinematic Comfort Food (CCCF) includes only modern or somewhat recently released movies I enjoy reviewing — as in watching again, not reviewing as in writing additional … Continue reading

‘Infested’ (2023): Arachnophobia or Xenophobia?

Directed by: Sébastien Vaniček || Produced by: Harry Tordjman Screenplay by: Sébastien Vaniček, Florent Bernard || Starring: Théo Christine, Sofia Lesaffre, Jérôme Niel, Lisa Nyarko, Finnegan Oldfield Music by: Douglas Cavanna, Xavier Caux || Cinematography: Alexandre Jamin || Edited by: Nassim Gordji-Tehrani, Thomas Fernande || Country: France || Language: French Running Time: 105 minutes Certain … Continue reading

‘Paradise’ (2023): Age Isn’t Just a Number

Directed by: Boris Kunz || Produced by: Nathalie Bouteiller-Marin, Nina Kammermeier,  Screenplay by: Simon Amberger, Peter Kocyla, Boris Kunz || Starring: Kostja Ullmann, Corinna Kirchhoff, Marlene Tanczik, Iris Berben, Lisa-Marie Koroll, Lorna Ishema, Numan Acar, Alina Levshin Music by: David Reichelt || Cinematography: Christian Stangassinger || Edited by: Max Fey || Country: Germany || Language: … Continue reading

‘Alien: Romulus’ (2024): Back to Formula

Directed by: Fede Álvarez || Produced by: Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, Walter Hill Screenplay by: Fede Álvarez, Rodo Sayagues || Starring: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu Music by: Benjamin Wallfisch || Cinematography: Galo Olivares || Edited by: Jake Roberts || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: … Continue reading

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ (2024): The Law Is Wrong

Directed by: Wes Ball || Produced by: Wes Ball, Joe Hartwick Jr., Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Jason T. Reed Screenplay by: Josh Friedman || Starring: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. Macy Music by: John Paesano || Cinematography: Gyula Pados || Edited by: Dan Zimmerman, Dirk Westervelt || Country: United States … Continue reading

‘The Creator’ (2023) & ‘Code 8’ (2019, 2024): Discount ‘Avatar’ vs. Discount ‘X-Men’

Directed by: Gareth Edwards [1], Jeff Chan [2] || Produced by: Gareth Edwards, Kiri Hart, Jim Spencer, Arnon Milchan [1], Rebecca Bouck, Jeff Chan, Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Chris Pare [2] Screenplay by: Gareth Edwards, Chris Weitz [1], Chris Pare [2], || Starring: John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Janney [1], Sung … Continue reading

‘Dune’ (2021, 2024): The Box Office Dollars Must Flow

Directed by: Denis Villeneuve || Produced by: Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve, Cale Boyter, Joe Caracciolo Jr. Screenplay by: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth || Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya Coleman, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Florence Pugh, … Continue reading

‘Bucket List of the Dead’ (2023): The Difference between Ordeal & Adventure

Directed by: Yûsuke Ishida || Produced by: Akira Morri Screenplay by: Tatsuro Mishima || Starring: Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, Shuntarô Yanagi, Yui Ichikawa, Kazuki Kitamura, Mayo Kawasaki, Akari Hayami Music by: Yoshiaki Dewa || Cinematography: Taro Kawazu || Edited by: Eri Usuki || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running Time: 128 minutes As a doctoral … Continue reading

Offshoot Sequels: ‘Concrete Utopia’ (2023) & ‘Badland Hunters’ (2024)

Directed by: Um Tae-hwa [1], Heo Myung-haeng [2] || Produced by: Byun Seung-min [1, 2] Screenplay by: Um Tae-hwa, Lee Shin-ji [1], Kim Bo-tong, Kwak Jae-min [2] || Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon, Park Bo-young [1], Ma Dong-seok, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Jun-young, Roh Jeong-eui [2] Music by: Kim Hae-won [1], Kim Dong-wook [2] || Cinematography: … Continue reading

‘Godzilla Minus One’ (2023): Death is the Enemy

Directed by: Takashi Yamazaki || Produced by: Minami Ichikawa, Shūji Abe, Kenji Yamada, Kazuaki Kishida, Gō Abe, Keichirō Moriya Screenplay by: Takashi Yamazaki || Starring: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki Music by: Naoki Satō || Cinematography: Kōzō Shibasaki || Edited by: Ryōji Miyajima || Country: Japan … Continue reading

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